On all too many issues, the dictum has been: As California goes, so goes Arizona
Let’s hope this lunacy is not emulated here
Parents of an estimated 166,000 children in California are eagerly awaiting a state appellate court ruling on whether they have a constitutional right to home-school their children without a teaching credential.
That question sprouted unexpectedly on Feb. 28, when a panel of three judges ruled that parents or tutors of children who are home-schooled must be certified by the state, basing their ruling on a rarely enforced state education law. Few parents knew the law existed.
The Washington Post has more on this matter here.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has gone on record as saying the “outrageous” ruling should be overturned and Jack O’Connell, the state superintendent of public instruction, assured parents they will still have the right to home-school.
The unelected and unanswerable judges have ruled from on high. What is the parental recourse?
April 21, 2008 at 10:52 am
Another good reason to elect our judges. Too many have obviously begun to think their roles encompass those of legislators.
April 21, 2008 at 2:36 pm
There is recourse and a rehearing is scheduled for later this summer. Parents are aware of the legal avenues that might have to be taken to exercise their freedom of choice regarding the education of their children. They will unite to defend that freedom.